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Oklahoma tornado victims astounded at how they survived Reuters - 1 hour 28 minutes agoBy Carey Gillam and Ian Simpson MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Tornado survivors thanked God, sturdy closets and luck in explaining how they lived More »
- Bernanke says more progress needed before stimulus pullback Reuters - 2 hours 25 minutes ago
By Pedro da Costa and Alister Bull WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's monetary stimulus is helping the U.S. economy recover but the central More »
- UK, France to join resource transparency initiative Reuters - 2 hours 33 minutes ago
By Emma Farge and William James GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) - The UK and French governments will join a global initiative that will require oil and More »
- IMF urges UK to spend more to fund investment Reuters - 2 hours 51 minutes ago
By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government should spend more now to fund investment and steer its economy back More »
- ECB can expand its tools to fight crisis - board member Reuters - 2 hours 56 minutes ago
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The European Central Bank could expand its policy toolkit if needed to battle deflation risks, a top ECB More »
- Ireland says will not be U.S. "whipping boy" on tax Reuters - 4 hours ago
By Carmel Crimmins and Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's finance minister said the country would not be the "whipping boy" for what he More »
- Ireland says working on new post-bailout economic plan Reuters - 4 hours ago
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's finance minister said on Wednesday he planned to issue a long-term economic plan aimed at keeping the country on track More »
- Iran pushes ahead with nuclear plant that worries West Reuters - 5 hours ago
By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran is pressing ahead with the construction of a research reactor that Western experts say could offer it a More »
- U.S. may boost Syria rebels if Assad won't talk peace Reuters - 5 hours ago
By Arshad Mohammed and Erika Solomon AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Washington threatened on Wednesday to increase support for Syria's rebels if President More »
- Miliband says Google tax behaviour 'wrong' Reuters - 6 hours ago
By Andrew Osborn and Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - Google Inc's tax affairs came under renewed scrutiny in Britain on Wednesday when the leader of More »
- State-backed banks gain approval for capital plans Reuters - 6 hours ago
By Matt Scuffham and Steve Slater LONDON (Reuters) - State-backed British lenders Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland have agreed plans More »
- EU leaders talk tough on tackling Amazon, Google over taxes Reuters - 7 hours ago
By Luke Baker BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain, France and Germany called for stricter rules to stop companies such as Google, Apple and Amazon More »
- Ukraine PM bars reporters from government meetings after protest Reuters - 9 hours ago
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov ordered a dozen local reporters to be barred from covering government meetings after they More »
- IMF's Lagarde to be quizzed in French arbitration case Reuters - 11 hours ago
By Chine Labbé PARIS (Reuters) - IMF chief Christine Lagarde will be questioned by a French magistrate on Thursday over her role in a More »
- UK coalition to last despite rifts, infighting - deputy PM Reuters - 12 hours ago
By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's deputy prime minister on Wednesday took the unusual step of holding a news conference to say the More »
- Sweden's capital hit by worst riots in years Reuters - 14 hours ago
By Johan Sennero and Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Hundreds of youths have set fire to cars and attacked police and rescue services in poor More »
- Mercedes dealer review opens home front in luxury war Reuters - 14 hours ago
By Christiaan Hetzner FRANKFURT (Reuters) - How many Mercedes staff does it take to sell a car? The answer, in the luxury carmaker's German More »
- Plunge in retail sales points to fragile economy Reuters - 14 hours ago
By Olesya Dmitracova and Christina Fincher LONDON (Reuters) - British retail sales dropped at their sharpest pace in a year last month, a reminder of More »
- North Korea sends top Kim Jong-un aide to Beijing Reuters - 14 hours ago
By Ju-min Park and Ben Blanchard SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea sent one of its top military officials as a "special envoy" from its leader More »
- Millions falling into poverty in recession-racked Italy - report Reuters - 15 hours ago
ROME (Reuters) - Millions of Italians cannot afford to heat their homes properly or eat meat as their country is racked by recession and soaring More »
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